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wdaniell(at)etb.net.co
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 Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2011 12:23 pm Post subject: off topic interesting incident |
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I attach a foto of one of our club pa28 taken yesterday. Have a look at the wing.
The aircraft hit a tree in the approach to Bogota in a place called Bojaca from the south west – you can find it on google maps. In addition the aircraft has a big dent on the spinner and lost an main gear leg.
It appears that the aircraft was descending through a hole in the cloud over bojaca and accidentally came up against a mountain of which there are lots in Colombia. The aircraft hit a tree making the substantial hole in the left wing loosing the fuel tank and main gear leg. The pilot as soon as he saw the tree applied full power and had the presence of mind to switch tanks.
Now here is the remarkable thing. The aircraft bounced off the top of the tree and flew in this state to our base in Guaymaral SKGY which is about 15 minutes flying time and landed coming to rest obviously on the left wing. Not a mark on the prop.
Will
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craigb(at)onthenet.com.au
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| Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2011 4:03 pm Post subject: off topic interesting incident |
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Ouch, lucky to get away with that one
From: owner-europa-list-server(at)matronics.com [mailto:owner-europa-list-server(at)matronics.com] On Behalf Of William Daniell
Sent: Saturday, December 10, 2011 6:20 AM
To: europa-list(at)matronics.com
Subject: off topic interesting incident
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I attach a foto of one of our club pa28 taken yesterday. Have a look at the wing.
The aircraft hit a tree in the approach to Bogota in a place called Bojaca from the south west – you can find it on google maps. In addition the aircraft has a big dent on the spinner and lost an main gear leg.
It appears that the aircraft was descending through a hole in the cloud over bojaca and accidentally came up against a mountain of which there are lots in Colombia. The aircraft hit a tree making the substantial hole in the left wing loosing the fuel tank and main gear leg. The pilot as soon as he saw the tree applied full power and had the presence of mind to switch tanks.
Now here is the remarkable thing. The aircraft bounced off the top of the tree and flew in this state to our base in Guaymaral SKGY which is about 15 minutes flying time and landed coming to rest obviously on the left wing. Not a mark on the prop.
Will
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ptag.dev(at)tiscali.co.uk
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| Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2011 1:54 am Post subject: off topic interesting incident |
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Hi! Will
suggeswt you get a lottery ticket !
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
Regards
Bob Harrison G-PTAG
| Quote: | Sent: Saturday, December 10, 2011 6:20 AM
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| Quote: | Subject: off topic interesting incident
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| Quote: | I attach a foto of one of our club pa28 taken yesterday. Have a look
at the
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| Quote: | The aircraft hit a tree in the approach to Bogota in a place called
Bojaca
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| Quote: | from the south west - you can find it on google maps. In addition
the
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| Quote: | aircraft has a big dent on the spinner and lost an main gear leg.
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| Quote: | It appears that the aircraft was descending through a hole in the
cloud over
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| Quote: | bojaca and accidentally came up against a mountain of which there are
lots
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| Quote: | in Colombia. The aircraft hit a tree making the substantial hole in
the
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| Quote: | left wing loosing the fuel tank and main gear leg. The pilot as soon
as he
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| Quote: | saw the tree applied full power and had the presence of mind to
switch
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| Quote: | Now here is the remarkable thing. The aircraft bounced off the top of
the
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| Quote: | tree and flew in this state to our base in Guaymaral SKGY which is
about 15
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| Quote: | minutes flying time and landed coming to rest obviously on the left
wing.
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| Quote: | Not a mark on the prop.
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